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Just one of the 87 newly sworn members of An Garda Síochána is to be stationed in Donegal, it has been confirmed.
Eight gardaí have been allocated to the north west following yesterday’s attestation ceremony, which saw 87 Gardaí attested as sworn members of An Garda Síochána.
Dublin is set to gain the majority of newly qualified gardaí to tackle rising crime. Sixty-two new members have been allocated to the capital.
These 87 (77% male, 23% female) newly sworn members of An Garda Síochána will bring the total number of sworn Gardaí to 13,949.
These new members of An Garda Síochána were recruited as part of the 2022 recruitment campaign. Garda training commenced in November 2022, and gardaí undertook a blend of on-line learning, on-site learning in the Garda College, and experiential learning in training Garda stations.
An Garda Síochána – Attestation of 87 Garda Members 28th July 2023
A further 289 Garda recruits, 2 intakes, are currently undergoing the training programme at the Garda College.
The next intake of 175 Garda recruits from the 2022 recruitment campaign are scheduled to enter the Garda College next Monday 31st July 2023.
As of the 31st December 2022, a total of 898 sworn Garda members have been reassigned to operational duties as a result of increase in Garda staff recruitment. In the first six months of this year, 150 members of An Garda Síochána voluntarily or compulsorily retired. During the same timeframe, 59 members of An Garda Síochána resigned.
Speaking at Friday’s ceremony in Templemore, Deputy Garda Commissioner Anne Marie McMahon said, “Policing and the needs of our communities have changed significantly over our long history and continue to change. An Garda Síochána is changing too, responding to the needs of a diverse society. But our tradition of community policing remains as important as ever. What this means is proactively policing with communities. This means upholding a victim centred community focused service, and respecting the human rights of all individuals regardless of circumstance.”
Deputy Commissioner McMahon further added, “You are here today having gone through a rigorous training programme because of your drive to keep people safe. Your commitment to uphold law and order. Your dedication to public service. You are here today because you want to make a difference. This is the job of a Garda. And it’s a job worth doing.”
